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JUL 21, 2022
21/07/22 - Are robots the answer to workforce shortages?Robotics is acknowledged as highly related to Singapore and other economies with the rise of ageing population and decline in workforce. Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said that companies can potentially function better with automation and robotics amid workforce shortages.
Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Ling Ting Ming, founder and Chief Executive Officer, Otsaw to find out more.
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JUL 21, 2022
21/07/22 - Market View: How business will be conducted via MetaverseMore and more users are placing their bets on Metaverse, a virtual world using virtual reality, augmented reality, AI social media and digital currency to mimic the real world. Some banks are trying to carve first advantage by creating their own space in the metaverse.
On Market View today, Bharati Jagdish spoke with Sachin Mittal, Head of telecom, media and technology research at DBS to find out more.
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JUL 21, 2022
21/07/22 - How DeFi and Web 3.0 will shape the future of financeMajor disruptions of the internet have occurred offering read-only, static content at its inception to much more dynamic, interactive, and decentralised experience now. Innovations in decentralised finance, blockchain, cryptocurrencies of Web 3.0 are developing to solve the problems in the industry.
In Prime’s Time, Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Joyce A. Tan, Managing Director, Joyce A. Tan & Partners LLC, and panel moderator at TechLaw.Fest 2022 to find out more.
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JUL 20, 2022
20/07/22 - Do Neobanks have a future?Neobanks are one of the common technological advancements creating convenience in financial services. This breakthrough has gained prominence in the fintech community. However, these new types of banks have been struggling to turn a profit with only a mere 5% of the world's reported 400 digitals banks breaking even.
Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Dr Silvio Struebi, Managing Partner, Hong Kong and Christoph Stegmeier, Global Head of Digital Banking at Simon Kucher to find out more.
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JUL 20, 2022
20/07/22 - Market View: MAS expects that inflation will be easing in 2023MAS is expecting inflation to be cooling down in 2023 while remaining above 1.5 percent since 2000. What can be foreseen in 2023 with the strength of Singapore dollars? Within today, suppliers of real estate developers in China are refusing to pay back loans because of the unpaid bills. el of dividends and the assessment of the whole market in Singapore will be looked into.
On Market View today, Bharati Jagdish spoke with Audrey Goh, Head of Asset Allocation and Thematic Strategy, Standard Chartered Wealth Management to find out more.
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07:30
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JUL 20, 2022
20/07/22 - ST: The Big Story, 20 July - Will Sri Lanka's new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, be able to pull the country out of the current crisis?Will Sri Lankans accept their new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe?
Lawmakers voted in the eighth executive president under the constitution today, in the hope that the 73-year-old would pull the country out of a crippling economic and political crisis.
On the Straits Times The Big Story, Assistant Video Editor, Olivia Quay spoke to correspondent Rohini Mohan on the appointment.
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JUL 20, 2022
20/07/22 - What's next for Sri Lanka with newly voted President, Ranil Wickremesinghe?Sri Lankan lawmakers voted acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president today. Will the new president be able to pull the nation out of this current political and economic crisis is among the top concerns now.
On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Dr Chulanee Attanayake, Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies at NUS to find out more.
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JUL 20, 2022
20/07/22 - It's going to take more than money to attract talentsMore Singapore employees are attracted to companies that can offer high salaries and benefits. However, in reality, job seekers are keen on more than a base salary.
In Prime’s Time, Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Jaya Dass, Managing Director for Randstad Malaysia and Singapore to find out more.
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JUL 19, 2022
19/07/22 - Guarding Singaporeans against phone scamsDespite efforts to clamp down on scams in Singapore, residents here are still at high risk of phone scams. In fact, a recent survey commissioned by cloud communications company, Toku, found that out of the 1,000 respondents in Singapore, 75% have actually answered a scam call recently.
In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Thomas Laboulle, Founder and CEO of Toku to find out more about the evolving nature of phone scams and how to spot them.
Highlights of the conversation:
02:18 : Ways scam calls are evolving so quickly
04:03 : Why people are still falling victim to scam calls
07:53 : Toku's partnership with foodpanda
09:07 : How far can technology go in preventing phone scams
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JUL 19, 2022
19/07/22 - Market View: What can investors do amid the current volatilities?The Central Bank’s approach to handle inflation is still the top concern of investors this week. Searching for stocks that produce a good level of dividends and the assessment of the whole market in Singapore will be looked into.
On Market View today, Chua Tian Tian continues her conversation with David Kuo, Co-founder The Smart Investor to find out more.
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